A 6-year-old boy died after he fell in a dam behind his school in the Sedow area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday.
An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the boy, who is mentally unsound, fell into the dam during lunchtime.
He said that soon after the incident the boy was rescued by locals and was taken to PHC Sedow where he was declared dead on arrival.
He has been identified as Farhan Muzaffar (06) son of Muzaffar Ahmad Lone of Sedow Heerpora.
Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident—(KNO)